Solution (Official Thread)

[Sweaty]

Came across this band in Amsterdam, what a top 1st album, loads of different styles. Check out their web site.
Solution : Solution

 

[Magic]

Re: Solution

Love the Sax in this song. They seem to have a huge jazz fusion in the music. I will have to research them a bit more.

 

[Sweaty]

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They are worth it, the CD i got was only 4 pounds, it has the first album and some tracks off of the 2nd album.

 

[electric funeral]

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Listening to their debut album. Very very interesting and good album.

 

[Sweaty]

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It is a great album and a great find in concerto music in Amsterdam. I could not find much out about them and could not find the album in the uk.

 

[electric funeral]

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You mean like a biography?

Jazz-rock group Solution started out in 1966 as an R&B-band, Soulution. In the beginning, this group from Groningen consisted of Tom Barlage (sax and flute, started in 1964 in the Rene Five and Keys), Willem Ennes (keyboards, ex-Roden Rockers), Ad Kooi (bass, in 1970 to Railway and replaced by Peter van der Sande, ex-Focus, to Lynx, himself replaced by Gus Williams), Ap Alberts (s, ex-Keys, later in Nicky & Shouts, only 1966), Frits Lagerwerff (trumpet, till 1968), Frank de Graaf (vocals, around 1968, ex-Tykes, to Highway and Crystal Palace) and Frits Schmidt (drums, in 1967 replaced by Hans Waterman, ex-Cuby & The Blizzards).

The group never had a permanent guitarist, but made good use of the services of John Schuursma (1969 and 1973/74) and Chiel Pos (1975, ex-Beehive, to Rob Hoeke). Guus Willemse left the group from 1973 till 1974 to go play in Beehive and was replaced during that time by Jaap van Eyk (ex-Livin' Blues) Adrie Kloner and again Jaap van Eyk (to Erwin Somer Group, Carlsberg and Trace), respectively. Guus started as an organist in the Arrow Strings (from Utrecht) and after that, he played in Truce and with Rob Hoeke.

More extensive biography: http://reader.feedshow.com/show_items-feed=6646c92970702fdb8db86f92fec1b0ff

 

[electric funeral]

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Discography:
1971 LP Solution Catfish 5C 054-24377
1972 LP Divergence Harvest 5C 056-24541
1973 Divergence/New dimension Harvest 5C 006-24828
Divergence/Fever [Engeland] EMI 2023
1975 LP Cordon bleu Rocket 5C 062-97136
1976 A song for you/Chappaqua Rocket 5C 006-97621
Give some more/Chappaqua [Engeland] Rocket ROKN 536
2LP Solution/Divergence EMI 5C 180-25407/8
1977 LP Fully interlocking EMI 5C 062-99506
1978 French melody/Empty faces Rocket 5C 006-60194
French melody/Give some more Rocket 5C 006-60998
1980 It's only just begun/It's only just begun (instrumentaal) CBS 8298
On my own/? CBS 8757
LP It's only just begun CBS 84119
LP Cordon bleu [re] CBS 84383
LP Fully interlocking [re] CBS 84384
1982 Runaway/Evil love CBS 2091
Downhearted/Move on CBS 2354
LP Runaway CBS 85542

 

[Sweaty]

Thanks EF great band shame they are not more popular with the world

 

[Sweaty]

I see some of their albums have been reissued.....


Debut on Esoteric



Divergence also on Esoteric

 

[Sweaty]

Koan